Girls' name · since 1970
Terrah
Terrah has 674 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 674
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
674 girls have been named Terrah since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Terrah has 674 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2023.
- #9,765 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 674 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrah ranks #9,765 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 674 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 674
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrah's 674 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Terrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terrah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2023
- Peak year (1987)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Terrah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (237 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Terrah's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Terrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
237 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 237 births (35% of all-time use).
How Terrah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Terrah's total volume
Terrah by state
Where Terrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Terrah's data
- Terrah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Terrahs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terrah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.